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Comments: His Comments: Mine

Thursday, April 16, 1885

* this appears to be

I started for St. Cloud. Staid at Mike's all night. I rode with

some kind of

him next morning to Elk River & walked from there to Sauk

vernacular for house

Rapids & then to St. Cloud - got there at half past eleven. Got

or place

my dinner at the Minnesota House then I went over to

Hubbards son* . Ehorl and me both went down to Mr. Shaws

?? Liva had not seen her for four years. I think she is a very

nice girl.

Wednesday, May 06, 1885

It snowed two inches last night and has been snowing most

all day and is snowing and blowing now like in the winter time.

Sunday, May 17, 1885

I bought Mr. Butler his cow with the subscription money I got

for him I can say that I have fullfilled one mission of trust.

Sunday, June 07, 1885

There was frost both of these nights; froze ice 1/4 inch thick,

and killed all of the corn.

Wednesday, July 01, 1885

One long and weary year has been passed over since Belle,

and me courted

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